Earning Criteria

• Must be a member of the IBM TechXchange Community in order to participate.
• Provide evidence of performing 8 acts of advocacy within the last 12 months as listed below:
• IBM TechXchange Community Engagement: Create original technical content in the form of a blog, a forum comment / answer, add a document, with a minimum of 150 words.
• User Group or Community: Actively run, volunteer for, moderate, or play a leadership role in a forum, meetup, or user group that focuses on an IBM technology.
• Content Creation: Create or translate and publish content about an IBM solution (for example, blog posts, articles, videos, podcasts, case studies, white papers, and books).
• Events: Host, facilitate, or support an IBM solution-related face-to-face event or virtual event such as webinars, meetups, etc.
• Present: Present a session on IBM solutions at user groups, webinars, podcasts or industry events such as IBM TechXchange, THINK, User Groups, or industry events etc.
• Feedback: Provide product feedback and/or technical contributions by participating in councils, surveys, and beta testing opportunities.
• Marketing, Sales, or Analyst Reference: Provide a quote/testimonial, participate in a peer-to-peer IBM sales call, complete an analyst survey, interview, or product review.
• Teaching and Research: Create and teach one or more IBM technology-related courses or participate in an academic research project about an IBM solution.
• Code: Contribute code to at least one or more IBM-related open-source projects, such as Hyperledger, or a Call for Code Project.
• Click here to apply for the badge. (Note: Each activity submitted will be reviewed and validated by the IBM Champions Program and approved at their discretion.)